This cache is part of a series of caches which are placed at or near village halls and community centres.
For details and statistics about the Village Hall Series please visit Village Hall Series website.
Morton Church Hall, like so many in the area, started life in 1855 as the village school. It was built on church land that was donated by the then vicar Rev. John Marsh. At the time of the initial build, the building consisted of one main school room and a small back room for infants. The porch was added for Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897 and the infants room was extended to include a cloakroom.
The village school closed in 1959 after which the building was leased by St.Denis' Parochial Church Council from Southwell Diocesan Board of Education as a meeting place.
Then in 1973, the PCC actually purchased the School Rooms, renaming them the Church Hall, and embarked on a series of alterations, including the addition of a kitchen and the installation of toilets inside. All this was made possible initially by a loan from Miss Marjorie Parker and Mr John Hammond. The next few years saw a series of fund raising efforts, including garden fetes, jumble sales, whist drives, coffee mornings and the first Flower Festival in 1974.
In 1976 agreement was reached for part of the glebe field alongside the hall to be acquired for use as a car park. In recent years, the kitchen has been modernised and re-equipped and a disabled toilet installed.
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THE CACHE
Look for the first tomb in the churchyard. Thomas died May 14 ABCD.
The cache can be found at:
N 53 03. (C-D-A) (C/D) ((C/D)+D)
W 000 54. (B-A) ((A+B)-D) (B-C)